a device that produces a narrow and powerful stream of light that has many special uses in medicine, industry, etc.
doctors using a laser to perform delicate eye surgery
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Recent Examples of laserSome materials, like semiconductors, can be driven from reflective to transmission quite rapidly (30-100 fs) using ultrafast laser pulses as the switch.—
Chris Lee,
ArsTechnica,
22 July 2026 Cameras and laser-ranging sensors on the servicer offer clues, and data from those readings can provide an estimate of how the satellite is moving before the servicer edges close enough to touch.—
Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba,
The Conversation,
22 July 2026 Combined, those more than 10,000 and counting satellites are equipped with over 25,000 lasers currently in operation in LEO to maintain the network's interconnectedness, according to a NASA update.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
21 July 2026 Sean Clements Rated PG-13, 1 hour 43 minutes Johnson plays Dustin Boyd, whose laser-focused, hardass father Chuck (Ed Harris) trained him for tennis excellence from early childhood.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for laser